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Conference – Water resources management
May 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
On the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, join us on May 22nd for an insightful evening about water resources management, a challenge that concerns us all.
During this conference, Dr. Yasmine Souissi, Director of the Research and Consultancy Office at the German University of Technology in Oman, will share her expertise about current and future challenges in this field of research.
In English
More about Dr. Yasmine Souissi
Holding an Engineering degree in Applied Sciences and Technologies and a master’s degree in sciences, Technologies and Health, Dr. Yasmine Souissi obtained her PhD in Chemistry in the field of Environmental Sciences from the Ecole Polytechnique in France in 2012. Dr. Yasmine Souissi is currently the Director of the Research and Consultancy Office at the German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech). She is also assistant professor in Environmental Engineering at the Department of Engineering. During her 14 years of teaching and academic experience, Dr. Souissi held the position of head of department and program coordinator. She is also committed in PhD, master and Bachelor Students supervision. Her research and teaching interests are at the intersection of Environmental Engineering, Biological Sciences and Analytical Chemistry with a focus on sustainable and eco-friendly approaches and practices. Scientific and technical activities are in the scope of environmental biotechnology, applied microbiology, environmental pollutants analysis, monitoring and characterization, environmental risk assessment and toxicology, water and wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies, biotechnological resources valorization as well as sustainable development. Dr. Souissi published over 27 articles with impact factors in reputed journals, a chapter book and two patents (386 total citations, h-index 13, Scopus, April 2023). She is Coordinator, Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator in several international projects. Also collaborating extensively in scientific committees, advisory panels and consulting work from academic, research and innovation perspective with the expertise in bridging the gap and facilitating the communication between Research and Academia and the Industries and SMEs.